Lalu takes a jibe at Nitish over non-inclusion in NDA govt

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday took dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after JD(U) leaders were not inducted in the Union council of ministers.

Lalu took a potshot at the JD(U) leaders , saying that a few of them had even got stitched "new kurta-pyjama and bundi" for the event.

"Some JD(U) leaders had got new kurta-pyjama and bundi (Nehru jackets) stitched for the swearing-in ceremony, but the invitation did not come," he said.

On Saturday, Nitish Kumar had said his party had not been invited to join the Modi government nor was it consulted about the recast its recast.

"Why should Prime Minister Narendra Modi or BJP chief Amit Shah consult Nitish Kumar when they know his character," the RJD boss, who has been unsparing in attacking Kumar ever since he walked out of the 3-party 'Grand Alliance' in Bihar and formed government with the BJP, said.